Wardrobe structure



R. T. MCKNEW wARDRoBE STRUCTURE Filed May 4, 1931 Au'g. 6, 1935.

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Application May 4, 1931, Serial No. 535,045V

12 claims.

i This invention relates to wardrobe structures such as are used in the present-day school rooms, and has particular reference to the manner. in which the fronts of such wardrobes are constructed and especially the arrangement of the doors of such fronts and the way in which they are hung and operated. l Y

In wardrobes of this general type, it is customary to so arrange and hang the doors, which for the most part form the wardrobe fronts, that they may be openedto` a position substantially at right angles to the back of the wardrobe and within the space of the wardrobe, thus .taking up practically no more space when open than when closed.

In most of the wardrobes of' this type with which I am familiar, the doors are hung upon pivotal supports in the form of swinging arms carried upon the floors and ceilings of the wardrobes, and in such positions upon the floors that they obstruct the floor space and are not only a hindrance to cleaning the floors, thus tending to make the wardrobes unsanitary, but are apt to be tripped over, and hence are an inconvenience in the use of the wardrobes and a menace to the safety of those using them. 1

Moreover, the hardware necessary to hang the doors in this prevalent manner is expensive, laborious and time-consuming to set up, does not lend itself readily to the proper alignment of the doors, and requires many adjustments to insure the proper hanging and functioning of the doors.

One of the objects of my inventionis to pro-A vide a wardrobe front including, preferably, six doors, four or" which are supported upon mullions which tend to separate the wardrobe into three intercommunicating compartments, and the other two of which are separately supported adjacent to the end walls of the wardrobe alcove.

Another object of my invention is to provide a.v means of hanging the doors of wardrobes .of the type referred to, whereby all members which are mounted upon the floor and obstruct the floor space of the wardrobes are eliminated.

Still another object is to provide door hardware of such a nature that the proper hanging and adjustment of the doors is facilitated.

A further object is to provide fastening means for the doors, whereby the doors may be latched in closed position by engagement of the latches with the mullions.

normally project from the top edges `thereof for engagement with keepers in the top framing of the wardrobe opening, and thus makes it possible,-

This method of latching does, away with fastening means on the doors which` if desired, toposition the doors, when opened, en` tirely within the` wardrobe alcove without any projection of them into the room. i

A still further object is to provide door hardware which is relatively cheap andirequires little labor in fits application on the job.

L Furthermore, in my hardware, I do not use any rollers, slides, slideways or other similar relatively moving partswhich, as at present employed, tend to noisy and lstiif opening and closing of the doors.' l

With these and other objects in view, the invention `consists in means for hanging the doors of enclosures, particularly of alcove wardrobes, whereby they may operate in amannerwhich has becomeY standard practice, but without obstructing the wardrobe space, including a mullion member, a hinge member and arms for the door adjacent to such mullion, and a guide link for directing the swinging movement of the door, and in vari- ,ous` details of construction andarrangement, all as will be explained hereinafter more fully and finally claimed.

In the accompanying drawings illustrating the invention, in the, several figures of which like. parts are similarly designated, Figure l is a front elevation of a six-door wardrobe, the doors of which are arrangedv and hung in accordance with my invention, Fig. 2 is an enlarged fragmentary sectional plan view showing the doors in full lines in closed position and in broken lines in open position. Fig. 3 is a fragmentary sectional detail taken on line 3--3, Fig. 2, of the pivotal connections carried at the top of each door and to which one hinge armland the guide link are connected. Fig. 4 is a fragmentary sectional plan View, similar to Fig. `2,l;aut showing-progressive positions of the doors'during their opening movement. Fig.l 5 is a sectional elevation taken on line 5-5 of Fig.2. Fig. 6 is` an enlarged detail view taken on line 6-6 Yof Fig. 5. Fig. 7 isa fragmentaryY elevation ofthe parts'shown in Fig. 6. Figs. 8 and 9 illustrate, on a greatly enlargedscale, two types of latch mechanism for the doors. Fig. 10 is a View similar to Fig. 5 but illustrating a modied arrangement of hardware.` Fig. 11 Vis a fragmentary rear elevation showing the hardware of Fig. 10. Fig. 12'is a section taken on line 2-I2 ofFig.10. .3

'Although the Yinvention is susceptible of use` with various door installations, it is particularly adapted for school wardrobes ofthe type referred to, and the following description will relate `to such an installation, it being understood thatit is: not intended to thereby limit the invention.

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In accordance with the customary practice, an alcove I is formed in a wall of the school room, and the back wall 2 of this alcove may be provided with the customary shelves and hooks (not shown) to receive the garments and other belongings of the students.

rlhe alcove I is provided with a closure or front comprising, in the installation shown in Fig. 1, six doors, a, b, c, d, c and f, the doors band c, and d and e.being .arranged vin pairs. .These six doors divide the Wardrobe intothree inte-licornmunicating compartments dened by the mullions 3 and Il. blackboards 5 and chalk rails 6, and the mullions 3 and 4 and end trim pieces 'I and IS Vcarry -conveniently arranged eraser holders). Aswill be seen, the doors do not extend tothe floor line I but leave below them a space whichlprovides for free circulation of air within the wardrobe.

Referring to the form of the inventioni'llustrated in Figs. 2 to `9, inclusive, it Will'be seen .that in line with each ofthemullions, 3 and 4 I erect a metallic mullionzmember yIl astenedfati its lower end to-the'iloor` I0 Aand at its upper end to. a string piece or :girder'V -I 2 fby means of: similar angle members I3 and I4,.respectively. Each of these angle members, as shown in. detail in Figs.: 6 and 7, is provided in itsfleg 4which engages' the floor Ill or girder I2 'withan enlargedoentral. opening I5 adapted to receivea screw i loof less diameter than the opening I5. 'Ihe head of this screw engagesa. washer .l1 which `spans'the opening I5. Theother leg of each 4arngle member is provided with a plurality of slots'IS to receive screws I9 by means of wlfiich the -angle member'may be securedto the mullionhmember-ll and' provide lfor vertical adjustment thereof. Lock-washers 20 may be used with the-screwsV 1.9, if desired.

The mullion .members I'I have welded or otherwise preferablyrigidly attached tothem similar top andbottoni pivot brackets-ZI-each of which is providedwith two sockets in which are pivoted, in substantial parallelism, l hinge members or swivel bars v252, preferably of tubular form, carry- 11 ing hinge arms 23 rigid with-them and having free ends pivoted in bearing members 24 adjustably attached byslots -25 and screws' 26 (see-Fig. 3) adjacentto the top and bottom edges of the doors o, c and d, e to support the doors upon the arms in such Y arrangement relatively to the vertical centers of the doors as to accomplish the desired swinging-action of the doors. p

The mullionsl and -8 are provided with similarly arranged'and adjusted mullion members `2'I carrying single socketed pivot brackets 28 in which are pivoted hinge members or swivel bars 22 for the-*doors aand f `which arecarried by hinge arms 23 and bearing members '24 like those used for the doors b, c, d and c. When the several doors havebeen adjustedfor vertical alignmentvby means of the shiftability of the angle members 'I3 and I lrelativelyxto the floor ill and girder i12, 'due to the "relative diameters of the lscrews IE and openings I5, and with them -of the mullion members II and thehinge' parts `carried thereby, the angle members may be xed in positionY by Va plurality of screws '29. Any further lateral vvertical adjustment of the 221 and rthenithese bear-ing membersjmay beYV fixed-v ly attached tothe doors by screws 3B;

The 1doors may 'Lbe -'horizontally alignedV by" meansfof the slotand: screwconnection 18,49 betweenfthelnnllion members II Vand 27 andl theirl The doors are preferably provided withV angle members I3; or shims or washers may be interposed between the hinge arms 23 and their bearing members 24.

When the mullion members I I and 27 are properly adjusted and iiXed, the mullions or trim pieces 3, li, i and 8 may be set up by nailing them to the iioor I0 and to a trim strip 3i, or in any other suitable manner.

As hereinbefore mentioned, it is standard practicevto have the doors of wardrobes of this type swing from the closed position, as shown in full lines, Fig. 2, to the open position as shown in .broken lines, Fig. 2, so that when open they do not project into the room sufficiently to be a nuisance but, .on vthe contrary, lie almost wholly within the Wardrobe. The hinge members 23 are so attached to the doors relatively to their vertical centers .as toswing the butt edges of the doors well within thewardrobe space, but to insure their movement to the desired open position shown in Fig. 2, it is desirable to provide means for guiding them to this position when they are swung open.

Asa simple and effective means for this purpose, I provide guide links S2 having Xed pivots `33 upon cross-.braces 3l! adjustably carried upon angles 35 by slot and bolt connections 3d, 3i. The opposite ends of these links are connected to the doors by bearing members 38 adjustable in a mannersimilar to the members 2i (see Fig. v3).

rReferring to Figs. A2 ande, and taking the door b as .an example, the swinging of theV door from closedto .open position is accomplished as follows: The knob 3Q is grasped and turned to releasesthelatch (hereinafter ldescri-bed) and an outward pull is exerted. This pull will cause the door to take .a double pivotal action on its hinge varms andabout the pivotal points defined by the bars` 2 and-.members 26 guided by the guide linkZ, 'so that its butt edge-Will be turned into the wardrobe space, substantially as shown in full lines lin Fig. 4. -As the pull is continued, this doublepivotal action of the door will progress until the door assumes the position shown in broken :lines inF-ig. ll, and thereafter, as the pull continues, will assume the position shown in broken lines in Fig. 2, the fully vopened position;

The `doors are caused to stop when they reach this fully opened position by means of stop membersliti, see particularly Fig. Ll, which butt agahist bumpers preferably of rubber or some other more or less resilient material, carried oy a longitudinal member 42 mounted on brackets 63 affixed to the end walls of the alcove, with respect to which brackets the longitudinal member E is'adjustac-le by means of slot and bolt connections as'indicated at 114, 45. In order that the mullions andi, and trim pieces 'I and 8 may not be marred-by having the chalk rails of the doors strike against them, I provide rubber or other buttonsjii? upon the stiles and in line with the chalk rails, as shown. l j Obviously; it is Ydesirable to have some sort of latch mechanism for holding the doors inv closed position, and I have devised a novel arrangement vvhereoy the doors may be latched to their adjacent rnullions. Two forms of such latch mechanism are illustrated in Figs. 8 and 9, respectively. In Fig. 8, I show an arrangement where the'latches are assembled at the back oi the door, and in Fig. 9'I show a similar arrangement, but with the latch members assembled at the front of the door.`

In both forms shown, the latch comprises a` the doorsjm'ay. be; vand preferably ,that alreadyvdescribed.

'Iheacross braces 34la`re used with; the keeper .by meansl lof, a spring-` V49r'and is Withdrawn'by'means ofa flexiblelinkr 58 connected Withthe knob 39 ofthedoor: and; operating to withdraw the Ylatch member'from the keeper .when the knob is turned.` Thelatch'member will automatically snap into its keeper, underthenfluence ofv spring `II9, upon closing of the: door, as is customary. Although-'lhave shown `the knobs as arranged at the meeting edges of the doors, in .the conventional manner, Imayxmount them at the edges adjacentto the mullions,-in which latter case the linksSIimaybe dispensed with and the latches be oithe `ordinary mortised form..` i s In Figj, the keeper isin the form` ofva bent plate having two voi'lsta'ndingparts 5|.in which are. formed openings 52y into f which yopenings "the latchvmernbers may project. YThis keeper` plate 48 is xed upon the stile or mullion member I'I` by means ofbolts 53, and maybe adjusted' relative;

lylto the stile 3 so as to in'sureproper alignment of` the doors with respect theretoV when..clo"sed by means of suitable shims` 54 interposed between the member II-and the plate 48. i" i In Fig. 9, the keeper` is a flat-plate havi'ngfts ends ofstanding 'sufficiently' to be engaged bythe latch'members 41 of fthefadjacent'doors.- `This plate 48 is carried on bolts 55 mounted on the stile member I I and is adjustable relativelyto the member I I andthe stile 3 bymeans of nuts 561 In the modification illustrated in Figs. 10 to' 12 inclusive, I have disclosed hardware to takethe place of'thatshown in Figs.'2 to 'I inclusive, and which, although it has the same functional characteristics, so" far asf operation of the doors'fis concerned, as that already Adescribed;fcomprises fewer parts, is less expensiveyandiis-somewhat easier to set upon the job. V f In this modified forml of hardware, 41I dispense With-the members II, I3 and`vl4; land theparts used therewith to adjust them, and'mount` 'the hinge members or swivel bars `22'inlstep pieces 5'I`and bearing brackets 58 4arranged upon'the floor I and against the'stringerl I2 respectively. The Stringer I2 or itsV facing piece I2"*rn`ay 'be nctchedjas indicated :it-59, to receivethe bearing brackets 58and prevent their lateral movement, to thus assist the screws 60 infholding` them in position. The step pieces v5I are providedwith sockets 6I which maybe `hushed or not`as'c lesiredl to receivel the lower ends of thesWivelbarsl 22, and the upper ends of these ,bars extend through openings 62 in the brackets 58 and intox openings 63., provided in the' stringers I2 or inlthe'Y facing pieces I2 applied thereto. The step pieces 51 are properly ladjusted for verticalalignment of the doors byy adjusting them upon the floor I0 'with the swivel bars 22 stepped fin them and'infengagement with' the bracketsSBHWhefn proper vertical adjustment is obtained the `step pieces may have shims `(notshown) slipped under them to adjust the doors horizontally, if necessarvand arethen securedfto .the iloor by meansofapluralityofscrews lill.` When the mullions,suchfas 3, are put inl place and the `trim including the strip 3 I assembled', the step piecesmaybegscrewed to the mullions, as shown at 155,.-andthe1 brackets 53 may be secured to;the strip 3l` by-screws,.a's indicated at 56. Obviously,xif.desired,I suftlcient play may be provided'` for vertical movement of the swivel bars 22 to permitthem tobe removed from the step pieces 5Iand brackets58f if .1 i: L. .'I'he hinge arms 23and their-connectioriu'with before described. r 1 .1. {It willI be seen `that this modifiedform of hardis, the s'ameas asy before, but instead of using the typeof guidelinks 32 hereinvbefore,-described; I substitute therefor bent rods i 61; havingone o f their `ends screwthNadcd-as indicated at,.68 and screwed intoblocks 69 welded or :otherwisefailired to thecross braces 34. V'I'he kother ends of these bent rodstl are seated in bearing sockets 11,0 in adjustable members 1 I` havingthe same function as the members 38, herein- .ware is muchfsimpler than that previously described, andalthoughit does not include the clements; foradjustment of the doors which form a part of the other type of hardware, it can be adjusted `readily on the job soas-to properly position the doorsas desired.

No-matter whether` the type of hardware disclosedin Figs. 2 to '7 or the type disclosed in Figs. l0 to 12 is employed in hanging the doors of the wardrobe, itwill be apparent that there are no members of thehardware arranged upon thefloor ,ofthe `wardrobe in such positions as to obstruct the` floor space within the Wardrobe. On the contrary, the A,doors are, in effect, hung from the mullions,;.and all of the hinge members therefor are located directlybehind the mullions. 'Thus I provide clear loorgspace within the wardrobe and free space ,above the floor from end to end of the wardrobe. throughout its several compartments. l.liti/making theswivel bars or hinge members 22and the hinge arms 23 as integral structures, it willgbe-apparent that I forestall the possibility offhaving them incorrectly assembled relatively to thedoorswhen installed upon the job. rIfhis feature, moreover, makes the door supports relatively rigid v andlessensthe possibility of sagging and misalignment of the doors occurring after continued operation. i f i i Iam aware that I am not the rst to hang doors by means of swivel barsk having rigid hinge arms on which the doors are pivotally supported at top andbottom and to guide such doors in their swinging movement. This is disclosed broadly in the 4British patent of George Napier, No. 22,283 of 1894;. But I do believe that I amthe rst to develop this construction for wardrobeluse, and to `so mount Ythe hinge members for the doors that twodoorsmay be supported from behind a single dividing mullion, and to provide a guide link for guiding each door, the arrangement of this hardware` being Vsuch that the usable floor space of the wardrobe-is not obstructed, and the hardware itself, particularly the hinge members, is out of sight behind the mullions. Y

Moreover, the features of adjustability ofthe hardware, the Vsupporting of the doors in pairs, andthe manner of latching the doors tothe mullions,are new so f ar as I am aware, as are other details of construction hereinafter claimed.

Various changes other than and in addition to those, specifically mentioned are contemplated as within `tliespirjit of the invention and the scopeof thefollowingfclaim's. "'What Iclairi'isi-` 1 A front'fcr wardrobes and the like, including a plurality of doors arranged in pairs, hingemeans forlsaid doors supported by adjacent portions 'of the wardrobe "structure and including pivotal supi ports comprising swivel bars and arms carried thereby, said doors-being pivotally supported relativelyito-said bars v'and arms, and pivotalmou'xitings for said hinge means.- said pivotalmountings when :the doors .are i fopen lying i:ehin'dntruzlV sub'- stantially concealed by the doors and yremote from thetus'ablet floor :space of :the wardrobel 'lying '.be- `tween" the ope-n pairszof doors. 2

'2. 1A rontlor wardrobes 1and the like, including `a plurality yof doors arranged in pairsna mullio'n rinter'posedbetween leach "-rof doors,"hnge Ameans includingifa'swivel bari-and armsor one door/ofeaoh pair of doors, said doors-being--piv- 'otally sup-ported relatively to said bars and arms, said lhinge mea-nfs carried by pivotal Ymountings supported by adjacent portions ofthe wardrobe structure and arranged behind the! respective mullion, and .said pivotal Lmountingsbeing*slib- 'stantially-fooncealed and remoterom the disable iioor space of said ward-robe as 4defined by `the 1doorsiwhen open. Y "3. A'ront for wardrobes, and 'thellike including a plurality of doors arranged in l-pairs, a mullion interposed between eachA- lpai-r of doors, hingelmeans forone door `o f eaoh'pairfoffdoors 'including-a swivel `bar and arms for each of said doors, said doors -beingp'ivotally supported Vrelatively to fsa'id bars and arms, and a joint pivotal mounting v)for 'both "of said-barsvzarranged behind the respective 'vmulliom said pivotal `rnountingsbeing substantially concealed :and -located remote lfrom the usable Vjlioorzspace ofasaid wardrobe as dened'vby the doors when open.

l 4. A .front for `wardrobesand the '=like,'inoluding la plurality oiA .doors arranged in :pa-irs, fa rmullion interposed "between eaoh pair fof doors, vhinge means liorone V'door of each pair of doors includin-ga swivel bar for leach of :said doors and `'arms connected with saidswivel bars, said doorsfpivotaliy carried relatively ltosalid ibars Yand arms, and a joint Apivotal mounting fforT-bothief :said bars arranged-@behind fthe A"respective mullion, said pivotal mountingsrlbeing substantially `concealed 4and located remote rromthe iusable door space of said wardrobe as deiined by 'the-doors when lopenf andmeans fior `:guiding `the `opening and closing movement of said doorsupontheir hiinge'means.

ing fa plurality-of doorsarranged pairs, a mullioninterposedbetween each pair .of doors, hinge 'means-for one'door of each pairof doors including :a lswivel V'bar for each of said doors and air-ms connected -w-ithsaid bars, said 2doors 4piv` otally I'carriedrelatively to lsaid barsand--amxs and ajoint pivotal mounting forwboth Vof said bars -arranged behind the respective murliion, said pivotalfrnountings being substantially. concealed by ther-inullions and located remoterirom the v@sable door spa-oe -oi'saidwardrobe fas-defined by the doors when open, and'means for latolsiing'fone door of each pai-r Vof doors to each'fof safldmull-ions whenV said ldoors arelin -closed position.

RS. A'iont'torwardrobesandthe'like, including a plurali-typt ldoors arranged-in zriaifr-sfa mullio-n interposed between each pair of doors, and `l'iinge means for one door fof' eachv pair* of doors including jswivel "bars and 'arm'sffcarried thereby, and pivot'members for said 'bars abutted against and concealed by saidmullionsibehin'd the same, whereby said doors are supportedfor swinging' aotion relatively to said. mullions and the usablefloorspaoe of .saidwardrobeas deiinedby said doors when open isrunencumbered.

"7. In a wardrobeor the like, VVa.. door,V hinge means fior -said-doorineluding avfpivoted `swivel bar, provided with fa pair, ofrhingearmssaid :door

andswingable f-rom vclosedto open .position thereandvvice versa, apivotalfmounting for said means .supported by the wardrobe structure remote from the 'usable iloorspace as .defined by 'the rloorwvhenrfopen, and a .guide Vlink having `a -relaiively iixed `1an/nt at oneY end and pivoted to `saiddoor at itslotherwendsaid link adapted .to Fguide door duringthe .opening andclosing movements;

.In ra :wardrobe `:or'tn'e like, a door, hinge ,means for :sa-idv door including a .pivoted swivel lbarfcoarrying in xedfrelation thereto a pair `of :spaced'noor ,supporting .hingearms said .door pivotally carried by said arms and swingable with :said .swivel;;barand11relatively to said arms, a pivotal; mounting for l said swivel ,bar supported `bythe Wardrobe structure remote from ,the usable .floor spacezas-dened bythe door when open, and aguidel-inkhaving arelativelyxed pivot at `onefend and pivoted'to :said vdoor at `its `other end, `said door swingablefrom closed position to an open` position substantially normal thereto, and saidfguideflinkadapted to .,g.uide said door from closed to open position andvvice versa.

Y, .a wardrobe orithe like, a door, lhinge :means therefor comprising, in combination, a pivoted swivel barcarryingv a pair .of door suphinge .farms,a .door pivota-lly carried -by said-.arms .and swingable; with said vswivel bar and relatively-to .said arms, :a pivotal mounting -for said :swivel bar supported lby the Wardrobe Asiniuoture remote from the usable .floor space .and detinedby the door when-open, means for adjusting thepivotalfconnection .of said larms with said dooigtaoguide :link having a relatively xed pivot at one-,end :andipivoted to said .door at its other end,vand means. for ladjusting the position of said fixed pivot, said door swingable from closed vposi- .tion .to a-n open position substantially normal ,meseta-:and ysaid guide link :adapted to `guide .sa-id door-tromclosed to open position and vice versa. .10. vIn a wardrobeor thelike, the combination with .two dloorsand a mullion ,interposed between thesame, of two-swivel .bars carryingfhinge arms, said doorssupported by Lsaid bars and arms and pivotally,carriedrelatively tosaid armsmeans arranged adjacent .to andconcealed by saidlmullion for ,pivotallymounting both of said swivel bars and for adjusting same simultaneously, said pivotal mounting means due to theirarrangement beinglocated 'remote from the usable floor space as denedby Athe doors when open, said doors adapted to swing on :said swivel bars and rela tivelytosaid-arms, and a-g'uide link for each door, said fgui'de 'links pivot-ed -to said'doors and to relatively'ixed supports, saiddoors being guided by said-links from :closed to. yopen posit-ion Aand vice versazas they are swung :on saidswivel bars and relatively Ato said arms. i ll.A Ina wardrobe or thelikenmullion member, a .pair of pivot brackets carried .by said member adjacent to `its, top .and bottom, .a swivel bar mounted in said braokets and rotatable therein upon its longitudinal axis, a pair of' hinge arms carried by said Vbar adjacent to its ends, a door supported'A upon said -a-rms in pivotal relation theretofsaid door being swingablefrom closed to openposition :upon said swivel [bar and relatively to 4said.hinge-arms, and means pivotedlto said doorrand 'toa re'lativelyxed support for guiding suchpswinging movement. 12. .nzza wardrobevor. the like, a mullion memben-apair nfepivotibrackets carried Yby said :member adjacentltojfits topand bottom, aswivel bar mounted: :in :brackets :and rotatable :therein upon its longitudinal axis, a pair of hinge arms carried by said bar adjacent to its ends, a door supported upon said arms in pivotal relation thereto, said door being swingable from closed to open position upon said swivel bar and relatively to said hinge arms, means for adjustably supporting said mullion member relatively to the floor and ceiling of said wardrobe whereby said RICHARD T. MCKNEW. 

